delineate

//dɪˈlɪn.i.eɪt//
C1Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

delineateInfinitive
delineatePresent tense
delineatedPast tense
delineatedPast participle
delineatingPresent participle
delineatesThird-person singular
1

To describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail.

The report delineates the causes of the economic crisis.

2

To indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines; to trace the outline of.

The artist carefully delineated the mountain range on the canvas.

3

To mark the boundaries or limits of something.

The fence delineates the boundary between the two properties.

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